Students can sign up to take 2 online courses through the UNCG iSchool - ESS 220 Fitness for Life and PHI 121 Contemporary Moral Problems. Interested Juniors and Seniors should see Mr. Hobson in the main office asap for registration info. RAH

8/31/09

Students 14+ can sign up for one of two DCCC Learn & Earn online classes which will start around the beginning of the 4th quarter:

Music Appreciation

Cultural Studies - French Culture

Interested students should see Mr. Hobson asap. RAH 2-2-09

For the fall semester, almost 50 students earned 250 semester hours of college credit for dual enrollment courses through DCCC. For the spring semester, 35 students earned another 250 hours of college credit.

To give parents and students an idea of how taking Dual Enrollment and Learn & Earn courses through DCCC can help w/ college expenses, we have a current sophomore (who took her first L&E course this spring) who has the possibility of acquiring 43 semester hours of college credit by the time she graduates. She might be able to graduate from college three semesters early, which would save her parents and her around $20-25,000 for a public four year college and around $45,000 at a four year private college. Interested students can still see Mr. Hobson about the possiblity of taking a DE or L&E course as early as this summer. RAH 5-6-08

Students can receive college credit in four different ways:

1. Advanced Placement (AP) - Rigorous courses recognized nationally. Students who take the AP Exams in May and score a certain score can receive credit at most colleges. These courses have a weight of +2. The courses that are offered at DHS are AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP World History, AP US History, and others online through the NC Virtual High School.

2. Dual Enrollment Courses - Courses taken through DCCC where students earn college credit and high school credit. These courses have a weight of +1. The courses we currently offer in Psychology, Sociology, Math, English, Western Civilization, Criminal Justice, Communications. See Mr. Hobson in student services for more information.

3. Learn and Earn Online college transfer courses through DCCC that students who are 14 or older can take. These courses are part of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the NC Community College System and the UNC System of Colleges. Visit the DCCC website for more information www.davidsonccc.edu/learn-earn.htm or contact Mr. Hobson at hobsonr@davie.k12.nc.us. These courses also have a weight of +1. You can also visit the Learn & Earn website at www.nclearnandearn.gov.

4. CTE Articulation Courses Students taking the CTE (Career & Technical Education) courses below can receive credit at community colleges in NC (usually not to four year colleges) if they make an 85+ as the final grade and an 80+ on the Vocats final exam. They must enroll in a community college within 2 years after graduation.

Auto Tech I, II, III

Principals of Business

Sm. Bus. Entrepreneurship

Carpentry I, II

Early Childhood Education I, II

Foods I, II

Drafting I, IIA, IIE, III

Marketing I, II

Graphic Arts I, II

Allied Health Sciences I, II

Medical Sciences II

Horticulture I, II

Computer Applications I, II

e-Commerce I

Accounting I, II

Students with questions should see Mr. Hobson in student services. All students in CTE courses this semester will receive a letter in November explaining this info along w/ an "Application for Articulated Credit at DCCC" for parents to sign and send back to school to the CTE teacher. Parents are encouraged to emphasize to their son/daughter to make as good a grade as possible so they can receive credit.